Data processing system has applications manager which is able to carry out range of instructions which influence the operation and execution systems during or between applications

摘要

A numerical decoder (5) receiving an application (3) from television programs by cable, satellite or aerial includes an operation system (1), a virtual machine enabling the application to be executed and an applications manager (4) which has a variable sector (11). The variable instructions may be loaded (12) from a user interface (13), a direct link to the application source (14) or from the application itself (15).